BRISTOL, WIS. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 396,508-square-foot distribution center in Bristol, a city in Southeast Wisconsin. Zebra Technologies, a digital solutions, hardware and software company, fully leases the Class A facility. Built in 2021, the property features a clear height of 36 feet and 74 trailer parking spots. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers represented the seller, Janko Group. The buyer and sales price were undisclosed.
Industrial
Frampton Construction Breaks Ground on 223,375 SF Industrial Facility in Ayden, North Carolina
by John Nelson
AYDEN, N.C. — Frampton Construction Co. has broken ground on a build-to-suit industrial project for Pepsi-Cola franchiser Minges Bottling Group in Ayden. Upon completion, the facility will total 223,375 square feet and include warehouse space, a vending repair area, three-bay fleet maintenance shop and more than 20,000 square feet of office space. The rear-load building will feature 32-foot clear heights, 24 dock doors and 10 drive-in doors. Charlotte-based The Keith Corp. is developing the project, with Thomas & Hutton acting as the civil engineer and McMillan Pazdan Smith serving as architect. Completion of the facility is scheduled for January of next year.
SAN DIEGO — CBRE has arranged the lease of a 41,500-square-foot industrial space at 7615 Siempre Viva Road in San Diego’s submarket of Otay Mesa. HK Trans LLC leased the property at a market record rental rate of $1.28 per square foot, according to CBRE. The term is 62 months. The full-service supply chain logistics business will occupy about half the building. CBRE’s Ramin Salehi, John Smith and Joe Smith represented HK Trans LLC in the transaction. Mark Lewkowitz and Chris Holder of Colliers represented the landlord, DG Siempre Viva Property Owner LP.
HOUSTON — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 101,362-square-foot industrial property located at 6903 W. Sam Houston Parkway N. in northwest Houston. The property sits on 6.6 acres and features 24-foot clear heights and nine exterior dock doors. Zack Taylor of Colliers represented the buyer, Golee Group, in the transaction. Nick Peterson and John Ferruzzo of Transwestern represented the seller, Lone Star Electric. The sales price was not disclosed.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated a 10,130-square-foot industrial lease at Trinity West Business Park in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. Michael Spain and Jim Ferris of Bradford represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Brooke Ford of SVN Trinity Advisors represented the tenant, California-based solar energy provider V3 Electric. The deal brings the two-building, 140,798-square-foot development to full occupancy.
ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. — Brennan Investment Group has acquired a 485,000-square-foot office building located at 3800 Golf Road in the Chicago suburb of Rolling Meadows. Brennan plans to demolish the building and construct a new Class A industrial park to be named Rolling Meadows Commerce Center, or RMC². The development will consist of 600,000 square feet of industrial space and landscaped grounds. Target users will include manufacturers, distributors and data centers. The project is still in the early stages with no specific construction timeline, but Brennan expects to complete the project in the next few years.
BLAINE, MINN. — Blaine35, a three-building industrial park totaling 317,400 square feet in the Minneapolis suburb of Blaine, is now fully leased. Action Target, a shooting range equipment manufacturer, leased 31,120 square feet in Building A and plans to take occupancy in May. Aspect Automation, an automated manufacturing solutions provider, leased the entire 98,900-square-foot Building B and expects to take occupancy in November. Dan Swartz and Austin Lovin of CBRE represented the developer, Canada-based Artis REIT, which completed the final building in December. Other tenants include Chandler Industries, Caerus Corp. and Jonco Die Inc.
CLAYTON, OHIO — CBRE has brokered the $12 million sale of a 200,356-square-foot distribution center in Clayton, a northwest suburb of Dayton. Situated on 20 acres at 1 Lau Parkway, the property is net leased to Michigan-based HVAC manufacturing company Hart & Cooley LLC. The company has occupied the facility since its completion in 1997. The property features 12 dock doors, four drive-in doors, clear heights ranging from 24 to 26 feet and trailer parking. Will Roberts, Steve Timmel, Phil Pelok and Brandon Ellis of CBRE represented the seller, Property Advisors Group. AIC Industrial was the buyer.
AUBURN, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of B&C Storage, a 229-unit self-storage facility in Auburn, about 30 miles west of Syracuse. The facility was originally built on 2.8 acres in 1980 and comprises 24,094 net rentable square feet of non-climate-controlled space. The sale included an adjacent parcel that spans a third of an acre. Luke Dawley, Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the transaction. John Horowitz of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
STRATFORD, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Angel Commercial has negotiated the $7.2 million sale of two adjacent development sites at 1255 and 1297 West Broad Street in Stratford, located in southern Connecticut’s Fairfield County. The lots are part of a 14-acre assemblage that is zoned and approved for the construction of a 231,000-square-foot industrial facility that will feature clear heights of 36 to 39 feet, two drive-in doors and 232 parking spaces. Boston-based GFI Partners purchased the land and is developing the facility. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial brokered the land deal, the seller in which was not disclosed. Construction is slated for a second-quarter 2024 completion.